June 14, 2012 11:35am EDTJune 14, 2012 11:01am EDTPotential starting QB Kevin Kolb is greeted with boos at a fan festival to open minicamp. Kolb is battling for Arizona's No. 1 spot with John Skelton and is under pressure to deliver in his second season with the team.

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Published on Jun. 14, 2012

Jun. 14, 2012

If it were up to a popular vote by Arizona Cardinals fans, Kevin Kolb wouldn't be the team's starting quarterback — at least at this moment. The Cardinals opened up their minicamp to the public with Wednesday's "Fan Fest 2012" and the estimated 15,000 people in attendance reportedly didn't give Kolb a warm welcome.

Kolb, acquired before last season to be the answer at quarterback, was greeted with boos, According to a story on the team's website. Kolb is battling for the starting job with John Skelton and is under pressure to deliver in his second season with the team.

Coach Ken Whisenhunt has made it known he wants Kolb to win the job outright after a disappointing, injury-riddled 2011 season. Kolb was underwhelming in his nine starts after coming over from the Philadelphia Eagles in a trade and getting a six-year, $65 million contract from the Cardinals last summer. He missed seven games, first with toe/foot injuries and later with a concussion. He continued to feel concussion effects early this offseason.

The key number from Kolb's games is 3-6 — his record as starter. In contrast, Skelton went 5-2. In terms of efficiency, however, Skelton wasn't as good as Kolb.

From a fan base that saw Kurt Warner take the Cardinals to the Super Bowl and then was tantalized by the prospect of the team signing Peyton Manning this spring, the remaining Kolb-Skelton battle far from exciting.

Big Red officials would like to solve their quarterback question with what they have, but if neither Kolb nor Skelton can cut it, the position will be addressed near the top of the 2013 NFL Draft.